WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE SPIKED AXE HEAD

Ca. 1200 - 900 BC A Western Asiatic bronze axe head of intimidating form bearing a vertical blade edge that extends from a lengthy neck. The cylindrical socket shaft is lined with four short spikes that were perhaps used as a secondary striking head. Layers of naturally-occurring patina in hues of brown and green have developed across the surfaces. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988.102.2.
Size: 50mm x 150mm; Weight: 415g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.

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Estimate: GBP 150 - 300